Learning Goals
STEM
Children will:
- Understand there are many different colors
- Understand that a color has many different shades from very light to very dark
- Begin to understand that two or more colors can be combined to make a new color
- Continue to understand that objects can be classified by color
- Understand that objects appear to be a different color when viewed through a transparent colored material
- Begin to understand that the color of light looks different after passing through a transparent colored material
- Begin to understand that some animals can blend into their environment
- Continue to predict and record results of color investigations based on observations
ELA
Children will:
- Recognize, match, and form uppercase and lowercase “Pp” (Alphabet Knowledge)
- Begin to ask and answer questions about a text (Comprehension)
- Make connections between their lives and texts read aloud (Comprehension)
- Continue to identify front and back covers of a book (Concepts of Print)
- Understand the roles of author and illustrator (Concepts of Print)
- Recognize environmental print (Concepts of Print)
- Continue listen to and clap syllables in names and words (Phonological Awareness)
- Listen to, learn, and use new concept vocabulary words about color such as color, dark, darker, darkest, light, lighter, lightest, paint, shade, and transparent (Vocabulary)
SOCIAL EMOTIONAL
Children will:
- Listen to and follow directions
- Continue to build their condept of self as they say their names and begin to recogninze their names in print
- Continue to identify othe children by name
- Learn to work independently or cooperatively with one child or in small groups
- Continue to share and discuss ideas as they build self confidence in their own abilities
- Contineu to use basic conversational rules such as taking turns and actively listening
- Learn how to encourage others as they explore and discover new things about color
- Continue to learn to express appreciation for the abilities of others